Gorbachev Faces Test as Brezhnev’s Shadow Looms
Gorbachev contemplates bold reforms amid a resistant Soviet bureaucracy led by Ligachev. Analysts compare his risk with Khrushchev’s ousting, noting central planning, pricing, and agriculture reforms meet stiff opposition and could unfold like 1968 Czechoslovakia.
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Glasnost
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Czechoslovakia
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Amnesty report highlights brutal rights abuses in Iran and Iraq
Amnesty International condemns Iran for stoning executions and other cruel punishments and criticizes Iraq for arbitrary detentions torture and executions. The 1987 findings accuse both governments of severe human rights violations including torture disappearances and political repression amid Gulf War tensions.
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Senate confirmation battle could spark a political revolution
The Los Angeles Times notes Alan Cranston claims Bork is "licked" as Democrats mobilize organized interest groups and a broad media campaign to block his confirmation. The piece warns that while the tactic may defeat Bork, it risks teaching future presidents that Supreme Court picks are battlefields for political pressure and could set a lasting, self defeating precedent.
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Illness Of Sessions Delays FBI Director Swearing In
The illness of William S. Sessions, slated to be sworn in as FBI director, unsettles Washington as Reagan seeks support for Judge Robert Bork. Sessions, later released, is expected to take the oath this Thursday as the Senate’s 90 to 0 confirmation stands.
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